The definitive biography of Jack Johnson is Unforgivable Blackness, by Geoffrey Ward.Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Another good biography of Jack Johnson is Papa Jack: Papa Jack and the Era of White Hopes, by Randy Roberts.Papa Jack: Jack Johnson And The Era Of White Hopes
The musical selections are Scott Joplin’s “The Entertainer” and “The Maple Leaf Rag”